Quebec government reaches agreement in principle with family doctors
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - The province has also agreed to postpone the application of contentious legislation designed to impose a new remuneration system on doctors.
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Robert Munsch plans to release dozens of new works after receiving MAID
Denette Wilford / torontosun - 'When I'm dead, they'll still be putting out Robert Munsch books'
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First pill to treat postpartum depression approved by Health Canada
Nicole Ireland / theglobeandmail - Zuranolone is a pill taken once a day for 14 days and can start relieving depressive symptoms in as few as three days
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Ontario to fund hip and knee replacements at four private clinics
Allison Jones / theglobeandmail - Ontario is spending $125-million over two years to add up to 20,000 orthopedic surgeries, Health Minister Sylvia Jones announced
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Federal government to open new express entry pathway for international doctors in 2026
Patricia D'Cunha / citynews - The federal government announced Monday that Canada will open a new express permanent residency program for international doctors next year. Immigration Minister Lena Diab said the program will be open to physicians in Canada on temporary work permits who…
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Toronto Public Health urges doctors to prioritize flu shots as cases rise
John Marchesan / citynews - Toronto Public Health is urging doctors to prioritize vaccinating patients against the flu over the next week. It takes about two weeks for protection against the flu to kick in after getting vaccinated. In its weekly e-newsletter to doctors on Friday, th…
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B.C. releases guidelines on involuntary care for youth mental health and substance-use
Chuck Chiang / theglobeandmail - Eby says guidance will not be universally well received, but the changes can significantly reduce childrens’ brain injuries and death
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Health Canada recalls glucose monitors that may give ‘incorrect’ readings
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Health Canada is asking diabetes patients to check if their glucose monitor is subject to an international recall that has serious health risks.
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‘It’s going to be chaos’: Montreal clinics warn Bill 2 closures will put patients at risk
Zachary Cheung / citynews - A family medicine clinic in Montreal is anticipating it will be shutting its doors due to Bill 2 – one of roughly 40 clinics across Quebec that have chosen that route, citing financial pressures. The Santé Mont-Royal family health clinic is slated to clos…
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Cross-country drug bust yields 386 kg of fentanyl, thousands of arrests
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Carney says First Nations clean water legislation will come next spring
sootoday - OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says his government will introduce clean drinking water legislation in the spring, delaying a bill that had been promised to come this fall.
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Record high Ontario food bank usage for 9th consecutive year: report
Joseph Ryan / citynews - Food bank use in Ontario is at another record high, with more than one million people relying on emergency food services, a staggering 8.7 million times over the past year, according to a new Feed Ontario Hunger report released Monday. “Key takeaways from…
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B.C. to require safer supply prescription opioids to be taken under supervision
Andrea Woo / theglobeandmail - Change follows considerable scrutiny and political pushback on the program
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‘Your Fresh Market’ broccoli florets recalled in six provinces over Salmonella risk
Prisha Dev / globalnews - The CFIA has recalled Your Fresh Market broccoli florets in six provinces due to possible Salmonella contamination, urging consumers not to eat or distribute the product.
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Standalone Stollery Children’s Hospital to be built in south Edmonton
Karen Bartko / globalnews - After many years of planning and calls from the public to make it a reality, the location for a new, standalone Stollery Children's Hospital has been revealed.
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Yoplait Canada recalls many yogurts nationwide over fears of plastic contamination
theglobeandmail - Yoghurts with best before dates ranging from Oct. 21, 2025 to Jan. 12, 2026 are subject to the recall, Yoplait Canada says
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Montreal clinic for vulnerable population faces closure amid Quebec’s controversial Bill 2
Elizabeth Zogalis / globalnews - Montreal’s Clinique L’Agora may close due to Bill 2, putting 6,000 vulnerable unhoused patients, LGBTQ2, and those with complex health needs at risk of losing critical care
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Danone Canada, subsidiary of global food giant, settles $6.5-million lawsuit over 2024 listeria outbreak
Kathryn Blaze Baum, Grant Robertson / theglobeandmail - Compensation ranges from $400 to $300,000 for claimants in the class action suit
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Two dead, four critically injured in Brampton house fire
Cynthia McLeod / torontosun - A child is among the four rushed to hospital
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Premier Legault’s health-care gamble is alienating Québec doctors—but will it pay off with voters?
André Turcotte / thehub - The post Premier Legault’s health-care gamble is alienating Québec doctors—but will it pay off with voters? appeared first on The Hub.
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